Lacing-hook.



PATENTED JUNE 30, 1908.

C. H. UPSON.

LAGING HOOK.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 28, 1907.

K INVENTOI? ATTORNEY CHARLES H. UPSON, OF'WATERBURY, CONNECTICUT.

LAGING-HOOK.

Specification ofjLetters latent.

' Patented June 30, 1908.

Application filed. May 28, 1907. Serial No. 876,109.

To all whom it may concern:

1 Be it known that I, OHARLEs H. UPsoN, a citizen of the United States, and aresident of Waterbury, in the county of New Haven and State of Connecticut, have made and invented certain new and useful Improvements in Lacing Hooks, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to an improvement in lacing hooks for shoes, and more especially toa hook designed for use 11 on ladies. shoes.

'It is well-known that t e use of lacing hooks on ladies shoes, has heretofore been objectionable by reason of the fact that as ordinarily constructed, they engage with and catch in the lower edges of their dresses and skirts, and articularly when made or provided at their lower edges with lace or openwork trimming.

The object of my invention is to provide, a hook whereby such objection will be overcome, and with this and other ends in view, consists in certain novel features of construction, as will .be hereinafter fully described and pointedout in the claims.

In the, accompanying drawings Figure 1 is a view gof a part of a ladys shoe having my improved hook applied thereto, the hill of one *hook being cut away showing the shank thereof in section. Figs. 2, 3, 4 and 5 are detached views of the hook in several different ositions.

T e fastening means whereby the hook is attached to the uppeeofthe shoe, comprises a base and securing means, and consists preferably of a rivet A flanged at one end as illustrated at a, the opposite end bein adapted'to be passed through the leather and flanged to permanently attach the article to the shoe. From the base or flange a of the rivet, and" to one side of a line passing through the centers of the flanges A when 1n position in the shoe, extends the shank b, which as illustrated in the case of one of the hooks in Fig. 1 of the drawings,'lies substantially parallel with the opening in the upper of the shoe, in order to prevent any twistin strain thereon by the lace or string C, an from the shank 1) extends the bill B, the latter being substantiallyparallel to the base, its free end being uppermost when in position onthe shoe.

As clearly illustrated in the drawin s, the longitudinal axis of the bill of the hoo is so located that a base a, and in w ich lies t e axis of the bill,

lane per endicular to the will be at an angle of not less than 45 to a diametrical plane perpendicular to the base and bisecting the shank of the hook asindi cated by dotted lines in I .g. 3. The shank l) which connects the bill of the hook with the base or flange'of the rivet a, is slightly bent or curved inwardly, as illustrated at c, in order to accommodate the lace or string 0, the bill of the hook being preferably ovalsha ed, this construction preventing the hoo from catching or holding in the skirt or garment.

From the foregoing it will be understood that there is absolutely no danger of the. hook catching or holding in the garment of the wearer, as I have found in practice that even though the lace or other trimming engage with the hook, the latter will be immediately released therefrom when the wearer lowers or advances the foot; as the axis of the bill of the hook lies in a plane perpendicular to the base at an angle of not less than 45 to a diametrical plane, perpendicular to the base and bisecting the shank of the hook, it is evident that the skirt or trimming thereof will immediately be withdrawn from the hook when the said skirt is raised or the foot lowered or advanced. Furthermore, my improved hook may be as easily, readily and cheaply manufactured as the hook now ordinarily employed in the case of-n1ens shoes.

Having fully described my invention ,What

'I claim as new and desire to secure by Let 23rd day of May, A. D. 1907.

CHARLES H. UPSON.

Witnesses:

JAs. E. QAVANAGH, PHILIP S. MARSHEAD. 

